World Issues 2011

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Chapter Ten

Nature of Hunger - Steph Jenna

page 147

• full understanding of the terms: famine, starvation, malnutrition, undernutrition, and chronic persistent hunger
• is world hunger a problem?
• how does food aid disrupt a local economy?
• how should donor countries like Canada deal with giving food?

Chapter Eleven

Stages of Economic Development - Traci & Mac, Courtney & Gabi

page 171

• understand the 5 stages of economic development
• what the stages actually mean/represent to an economy
• Walt Rostow - positives and negatives
• Canada reached the stage of mass consumption before its economy reached full maturity - why is it not a surprise considering the nature of the economy?



Historical Colonialism Past & Present - Ryan and Jayce

page 173

• what is colonialism and how does it affect the economy
• concession companies - what are they and their impact
• the overall impact of colonialism
• understand and communicate the terms, land tenure, plantations, cash crops
• the current economic colonialism - where are we now?

Economic Systems - Kevin

page 179

• what is a free market economy, command economy, or a mixed economy?
• what is economic liberalism?
• understanding the impacts of progressive governments on economic systems
• neo-liberal economics and economy
• what type of economy would you want to be a part of - why? which economy is ideal?

Chapter Twelve

Transnational Corportations - >Dustin<

page 187

• what are multinational companies or transnational companies?
• why do countries like the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, the UK, and France have so many large companies? who else has large companies? why?
• describe the comparison between a company's sales and a nation's GDP - is it meaningful? what does this comparison suggest about the amount of influence that a large company might have when it comes into conflict with smaller nations?
• transnational corporations - positives and negatives

Growth of Free Trade - Tasha Keira

page 192

• what is free trade? - free trade agreements?
• who benefits?
• NAFTA
• free trade and Canada - how does it affect our country?
• free trade - positives and negatives

Chapter Thirteen

Global Economic Disparity Colin Ben

page 202

• what is economic disparity and its impact on a global scale - Canadian scale
• OECD - what they are
• Gini index - the nature of the problem of disparity
• causes of disparity - population, foreign debt, impact of colonialism, war, leadership issues, trade inequities, local control
• the large economic disparities that exist among countries in the world - give examples

Development Assistance - Jessica, Kelly

page 208

• understand the Marshall Plan - a standard for foreign aid
• reasons for providing development assistance
• what happens after the Marshall Plan
• offering assistance - positives and negatives
• the role of NGOs
• reasons why it is more helpful for aid to be given as cash than as materia